PRINT ON DEMAND PRINTIFY VS PRINTFUL 2020: WHICH SHOULD YOU CHOOSE? ETSY TOP 1% SELLER ADVICE

Today we're talking Print On Demand 2020, Etsy shops and the ever popular debate -- PRINTFUL VS PRINTIFY! Which one will you choose for your shop? I go over the pros and cons of each and reveal my preference after using both print on demand platforms for many years!

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[BrittanyLewisBEAWOLFBIZ]

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Oh, and quick question... HAVE YOU CHOSEN YET?!? Comment team Printify it team Printful if so! I want to know✔️✔️✔️

[ljackson]

Well done Brittany. I'm a 63 yr old illustrator. I'm just learning this online print world and you made it simple and practical. Thanks much.

[melissad]

A tip: you can also do manual orders if you have a listing synced to Printful but wish you could fulfill through Printify instead. I'm pretty sure you can also unsync a listing on Printful without losing that listing on Etsy. We have our Printful settings set up to require our manual approval for every order so we can fulfill manually through Printify instead if and when necessary.

Printify's prices are SOOO much cheaper usually. But their customer service is not great (but at least reachable when Printful's isn't, as you mentioned). I've had to cancel or change Printify orders and it take their customer service up to 48 hours to help with that. I don't like how if you place an order on Printify and then need to cancel it, you have to wait for a customer service rep to help. Printful's dashboard allows you to instantly cancel any order that is still in the Waiting for Fulfillment status without needing a CS rep to help, which is a huge plus.

Also, you are so right that sellers should definitely compare samples between the two as well. For instance, we discovered that fabric type is VERY different between their skirts...Printful uses a swimsuit like, slick, stretchy fabric that isn't as clingy, while Printify's skirts are made of a Tshirt jersey type material that is very clingy and prone to static cling in some situations. I don't think the jersey style skirt is very high quality, but the pricing on it is so much cheaper AND their production is a full week faster than Printful. So we've switched to Printify for our rush option skirts, but we make sure our Etsy listings describe that Tshirt jersey fabric so customers are prewarned.

[P-Funk]

Thank you. Very thorough. I’m currently waiting for my Printify samples as I got so annoyed with Printful and their long delays on my orders. 🙈

[zendragon]

Printify has alignment options when you are loading your design, to center etc....so you can be sure of the placement

[BonetheStreetwearCreator]

I’ve learned that Printful’s AOP sportswear is better. However, printed garments are pretty much the sane between the two.
Since my area is athletic wear my I use printful. I am going into the etsy world though and I’m leaning towards printify for my shop.

[tylerbowendesigns]

This is wonderful! Thank you!! Going to get a printify right now!! Printful is also currently having COVID delays and has disabled most product so I can't even design with printful at the moment. Absolutely perfect alternative!!!

[thduring]

12:55 click on the center horizontally & center vertically in the ALIGNMENT section on your right! ;)

[alekosimba]

I really wonna know what your tattoo in your shoulder says.
It's greek but can't really see what it says.
Thanks for the video btw, finally a channel that says exactly what we need

[frp_freddy]

Those 5 dislikes are the 5 printful employees 😂

[londonlikethebridge]

The alignment feature centers the design with the click of a button, if that’s what you were talking about. Printify has that feature as well.

[evelynrene]

How about the quality of the print for both of them? People say that printful is way better that way.

[Justplainolefunny]

Thank you for this video! Printful's delays, limited amount of warehouses and pricing are not up to par for me. You've convinced me to try printful. I have my own site, but I'm thinking about dropping that to join Etsy instead. Your videos are right on time and are helping me make some important decisions for my business. Keep em' coming girl!!

[ToyAddict]

I mostly sell leggings and printify doesn't have kids leggings or plus size leggings. Printify just doesn't have the variety of plus size items that printful does. The prices do look better, but I can't switch over until get more size inclusive.

[neuvis-cookie]

thank you so much for comparing these companies! I started with printful, bc printify seemed so overwhelming back then (+ all yt videos i saw on it were saying that printful is better haha). But i want to switch to printify now, since the prices are so much better :)

[ADHDPatrick]

Thank you Brittany for the new video! Not long time ago I decided to go with Printify, I was going back and forth between these two :)

[bentationfunkiloglio]

Good info. Have to disagree with you on print quality, however. Tried using swiftPOD as a Printify printer. Was greatly disappointed when I received samples. Print quality is definitely on the low end. My high resolution design was printed in low resolution. As a result, it was fuzzy and colors were muddled. Additionally, shirt color bleed through way too much. This typically happens when printer is too cheap to under-print a layer of white before main image is printed.

Might be better quality printers on Printify. Bottom line: if you use Printify and care about quality, do a little homework before selecting print provider. I have a query out to Printify help desk asking for more info on provider print quality.

[tchalla]

Thank you, this made me glad I started with Printify

[cosmiclove]

best video i've seen on printify vs printful! so helpful tysm!!!

[Pyxelles]

Thank you so much, this is the most helpful and in-depth comparison I've seen so far. You covered all the points that really mattered.